{"id":488346,"date":"2026-03-21T22:44:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T22:44:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/488346\/"},"modified":"2026-03-21T22:44:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T22:44:12","slug":"quiz-most-sixes-in-a-single-ipl-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/488346\/","title":{"rendered":"Quiz! Most Sixes In A Single IPL Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200px\" height=\"675px\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/l9iGV1ZhEJ.jpg\"  alt=\"\" importance=\"low\" class=\"lazy\"\/>  <\/p>\n<p class=\"drop-cap-intro\">In this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisden.com\/quizzes\/play-and-win\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">quiz<\/a>, you have to name every player to hit at least 35 sixes in an IPL season.<\/p>\n<p>In 18 completed seasons of the IPL, a batter has hit 35 sixes in a season on 21 occasions. Naturally, there are some repeats here; one players has done this on four occasions, and two more have done it twice. Therefore, there are only 16 unique names here.<\/p>\n<p>More: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisden.com\/quizzes\/play-and-win\/quiz-highest-individual-scores-in-mens-odis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Quiz! Highest individual scores in men&#8217;s ODIs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This first time a player managed 35 sixes in a season was in 2011. The same player repeated the trick in both 2012 and 2013 \u2013 at that point, he was the only one to do so at all. He was joined in this club in 2014. <\/p>\n<p>Try more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisden.com\/quizzes\/play-and-win\/quiz-mass-retirements-iconic-songs-how-well-do-you-remember-the-2015-ashes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Quiz! Mass retirements, iconic songs \u2013 how well do you remember the 2015 Ashes?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ten of these 21 instances \u2013 almost half \u2013 have come since the 2023 IPL season, i.e. when the Impact Player rule was introduced. The record of 59 sixes though, came all the way back in 2012. There are two more instances of a player hitting 50-plus sixes in a season, in 2013 and 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Quiz! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisden.com\/quizzes\/play-and-win\/quiz-everyone-with-2000-runs-100-wickets-in-test-cricket\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Everyone with 2,000 runs and 100 wickets in Test cricket<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here, to help you out, the number of sixes as well as the player&#8217;s team and season are provided as hints. You have five minutes&#8217; time \u2013 good luck!<\/p>\n<p>Correct as of March 21, 2026.<\/p>\n<p> Can you name the batters with the most sixes in a single IPL season? <\/p>\n<p>Please refresh the page if the quiz does not load properly.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Follow Wisden for all cricket updates, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisden.com\/live-cricket-scores\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/www.wisden.com\/live-cricket-scores\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\" class=\"c-link\">live scores<\/a>, match stats, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisden.com\/quizzes\/daily-quiz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/www.wisden.com\/quizzes\/daily-quiz\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\" class=\"c-link\">quizzes<\/a> and more. 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